Israeli military reports interception of missile fired from Yemen
The Israeli military has intercepted a rocket fired from Yemen, it said on Sunday.
The attack triggered alarm sirens in several areas of Israel, including Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and near the Dead Sea, the military said. There were initially no official reports of injuries or major damage.
Alerts have been triggered in different parts of Israel in recent days due to rockets launched from Yemen.
Three weeks ago, one struck near the international airport near Tel Aviv for the first time, injuring several people.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis continue to position themselves as part of the broader resistance against Israeli military operations in Gaza.
The militia, which controls large parts of war-torn Yemen, has been firing missiles at Israel since the beginning of the latest Gaza war in what it says is a show of solidarity with the Palestinian extremist movement Hamas, another Iranian proxy group.
The Houthis have also been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
After a ceasefire struck between Israel and Hamas collapsed mid-March, the attacks increased. Israel’s air force responded with air strikes on militia targets in Yemen, including the port city of Hudaida.
